Glen Buhlmann <gbuhlman@direct.ca> writes: > >Now is it true that in order to get in there and look around and solve >this problem, I have to drop the engine? Can't I just cut a hole in the >plate under the bed? I don't want to drop the engine to solve this >problem but Caron isn't going to go anywhere with me if she can smell >gas. > On a '78 I know that if you take the intake system off (in my case a Weber progressive) and remove the bolts holding up the rear cross beam so that the back of the engine can be lowered an inch or two, you can JUST get the tank out. As for what could be causing the problems, about the only thing it COULD be (unless your fuel lines are leaking - that would be a lot easier to fix) is the filler inlet which they supposedly fixed, and the vent tubes. Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@ippdsgi3.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil
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